diff --git a/plat/amlogic/axg/platform.mk b/plat/amlogic/axg/platform.mk
index 3560b0c..e6a9b04 100644
--- a/plat/amlogic/axg/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/amlogic/axg/platform.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2020, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2020-2024, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@
 				${GIC_SOURCES}
 
 # Tune compiler for Cortex-A53
-ifeq ($(notdir $(CC)),armclang)
+ifeq ($(notdir $($(ARCH)-cc)),armclang)
     TF_CFLAGS_aarch64	+=	-mcpu=cortex-a53
-else ifneq ($(findstring clang,$(notdir $(CC))),)
+else ifneq ($(findstring clang,$(notdir $($(ARCH)-cc))),)
     TF_CFLAGS_aarch64	+=	-mcpu=cortex-a53
 else
     TF_CFLAGS_aarch64	+=	-mtune=cortex-a53
@@ -92,4 +92,3 @@
 
 ${BUILD_PLAT}/bl31.img: ${BUILD_PLAT}/bl31.bin ${DOIMAGETOOL}
 	${DOIMAGETOOL} ${BUILD_PLAT}/bl31.bin ${BUILD_PLAT}/bl31.img
-